Gigapan

Visiting Vulci Virtually

The gigapan produces a panorama image. A high-resolution DSLR camera is mounted onto the gigapan motor, which is, in turn, attached to a standard tripod. The motor's rotation is calculated according to a specified degree axis (up to 360 degrees), resulting in a sequence of vertical and horizontal photographs. These images are then uploaded into a software program that stitches them together into a panorama comparable to those available via Google Streetview.

Panoramas of Vulci may serve many purposes both on- and off-site, such as: